When caring for a client with a dissociative disorder, the mental health nurse knows that the family must be included in the plan of care. What is an appropriate outcome for the family of a client with a dissociative disorder?
A) Demonstrates unconditional support of the client and of the family unit
B) Verbalizes realistic expectations for the client's behavior and treatment process
C) Willingly participates in pharmacotherapy of the client
D) Supports the client in all stages of recovery process including cure
B
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a. Woman whose nipples are in different planes (deviated). b. Woman whose left breast is slightly larger than her right. c. Nonpregnant woman whose skin is marked with linear striae. d. Pregnant woman whose breasts have a fine blue network of veins visible under the skin.
The nurse is applying nursing theory to enhance therapeutic relationships with patients with mental illness through the use of self as a tool. Which theorist does the nurse recognize as having introduced this concept?
1. Patricia Benner 2. Ida Jean Orlando 3. Hildegard Peplau 4. Florence Nightingale
The client who has just been diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) asks what "intermittent claudication" means. The nurse's best response is that intermittent claudication is:
1. Leg pain that happens with exercise. 2. Leg pain that occurs at rest. 3. Pain that can occur anywhere in the body with exercise. 4. A tingling feeling in the hands.
Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia (IPH) is defined as a core temperature below 36°C
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.